Oxymycterus paramensis Thomas, 1902 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9: 139.

REVIEWED BY: O. A. Reig (OAR).

TYPE LOCALITY: Bolivia, Rio Secure, Choquecamate .

DISTRIBUTION: Bolivia; adjacent Argentina; E. Peru.

COMMENT: Included in rutilans by Hershkovitz, 1966, Z. Saugetierk., 31: 127, without comment; but see Cabrera, 1961:467-469, Hooper and Musser, 1964, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., 123:45, and Corbet and Hill, 1980:152, who considered paramensis a distinct species, as do MDC and OAR. May be conspecific with akodontius; see Cabrera, 1961:466.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008038006001.